Nashville man sentenced to 97 months for child porn

Nov. 20, 2013

Written by

Ce’Dra Jackson

The Tennessean

A Nashville man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Nashville to 97 months in federal prison for receiving and attempting to receive child pornography.

John Murphy, 48, pleaded guilty in July to one count of receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography. Murphy was convicted in June in state court and sentenced to 11 months for assault on his wife.

Authorities gained knowledge of Murphy’s criminal activities in December 2008 when the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation “received a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Cyber Tip” that stated that Murphy sent child pornography through the Yahoo Internet service, according to court documents.

In March 2009, the TBI issued a state search warrant for the Yahoo account, and it revealed the IP address was in possession of 384 files of child pornography.

Along with his 97-month sentence, Murphy also has to serve 10 years of supervised release and pay $4,000 in restitution to the two victims in the pornography he possessed. He also has to forfeit use of any computers and access to the Internet, unless approved by his probation officer, after he serves his prison sentence. Murphy’s sentence will be served consecutively with his assault conviction.

“I plan to take advantage of every resource so this doesn’t happen again,” Murphy told U.S. District Judge Todd J. Campbell during his sentencing. “I am grateful for the family that still loves me.”

Ce’Dra Jackson is a reporter for the Seigenthaler News Service–TSU. She can be reached at cebojac@gmail.com.